Malout (Punjab), Jun 2 (PTI) Cutting across partylines, several leaders of political parties and religious organisations paid tributes to the deceased wife of Punjab Chief Minister Parkash Singh Badal today. Surinder Kaur had died at PGIMER in Chandigarh on May 24 after a prolonged battle with cancer and was cremated at the CM's native Badal village the next day. An 'antim ardass' (ritual as per Sikh tradition) was held at the new grain market here. Prominent among those who attended were former Deputy Prime Minister L K Advani, former BJP chief Rajnath Singh, Gujarat chief minister Narendra Modi, leader of opposition in Lok Sabha Sushma Swaraj and CPI national council member Joginder Dayal. All India Congress committee member Jagmeet Singh Brar, Former Haryana chief minister Om Parkash Chautala, former union minister Maneka Gandhi, former Himachal Pradesh chief minister Shanta Kumar were present on the occasion alongwith other cabinet and party colleagues of Badal.
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